The Alchemists mostly wanted to find a means by which lead could be transformed into gold.
To turn lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
Alchemists study and practice Alchemy which is considered a protoscience. While Alchemists are real people with a real purpose, the field they practice has not been proven real, as yet, by scientific protocol. Using a loose definition, you could call chemists modern alchemists. But there were real alchemists who's main goal was to change one substance into another, usually this a cheap metal, like lead, into gold. Though the methods were primitive, the concepts are considered important work towards modern chemistry.
To turn lead into gold, and to create the philosopher's stone.
The main goal of alchemists was to transform base metals into gold, find a universal panacea, and discover the philosopher's stone that would enable them to achieve immortality. They sought to unlock the secrets of the universe through a combination of mysticism and practical experimentation.
The goal was more psychological than spiritual. The alchemists were attempting to cure the "darkness of midlife". The psychologist Carl Jung studied the work of the alchemists for decades, and believed that hidden within their writings, were psychological explanations for their work.
The goal of alchemists in Europe was to transform base metals into gold, find a universal cure for diseases (the philosopher's stone), and attain spiritual enlightenment through the transformation of the self. They believed in the idea of transmutation and were also interested in achieving immortality.
(sry for spelling) Chinese alchemists were looking for the secret to immortality for there emperor but they failed every time and the person who failed was sentence to death they be lived that to get to this goal they needed a philoshper stone European alchemists were diff rent thought they did not want immortality they wanted to be able to change rocks,silver,copper,etc in to gold so that they would have an endless supply
The main goal was the restoration of he Union.
his main goal was to go to mars
his main goal was to help others
Cerium was not known by alchemists.
Alchemists were not successful in turning metal into gold because they lacked a scientific understanding of chemistry and the atomic structure of elements. The goal of transmuting base metals into gold was based on mystical beliefs and symbolism rather than empirical evidence or experimentation. Additionally, the technology and tools available to alchemists at the time were not advanced enough to achieve such a transformation.